| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 224533000 | Article retaining means | 18 |
| 20100230455 | BICYCLE CARRY RACK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle carry rack assembly includes a connection bar with two adjusting plates selectively connected thereto so as to be connected with different sizes of the connection tube on the vehicles. A U-shaped frame is connected to the connection bar by two boards which have multiple holes and the connection bar can be connected to different holes by pins to set the positions of the support unit on the frame. The frame and the support unit can be pivoted upward or downward relative to the connection bar for achieving different purposes. The support unit includes two rails on which positioning members are connected to support bicycles, a positioning bar is pivotably connected between the two rails and can be set at different angular positions. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110068140 | RETRACTABLE CABLES IN A LOAD CARRIER - A load carrier with a retracting elongate securement device, the load carrier having a support arrangement with a vehicle interfacing portion and a load support interfacing portion, as well as a load support which interfaces with the support arrangement. The load support is configured to receive and carry cargo loads thereupon and has an elongate tubular member having an extendible member received therein. The load carrier further has a biasing member operatively interposed between the elongate tubular member and the extendible member, the biasing member exerting a retracting force on the extendible member thereby urging the extendible member to a retracted configuration within the elongate tubular member. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110180578 | ANTI-SWAY BICYCLE MOUNT - An anti-sway bicycle mount is provided. The bicycle mount includes a trough section, a collar section disposed adjacent to the trough section, a neck section disposed adjacent to the collar section, opposite the trough section, and a channel section disposed adjacent to the neck section, opposite the collar section. The trough section is adapted to receive a crossbar of a bicycle, the collar section is adapted to receive a support arm of a bicycle carrier, and the channel section is adapted to receive a tube member of the bicycle. The neck section facilitates forward and back motion of the channel section while restricting side to side movement of the channel section. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110290839 | Bicycle-Carrying Device For Motor-Vehicles - A bicycle-carrying device for motor-vehicles comprises a frame which is mounted on the rear part of a motor-vehicle and is provided with receptacles for supporting one or more bicycles in vertical planes parallel to the longitudinal direction of the motor-vehicle, without hiding from view substantial portions of the rear plate and/or the rear lights of the motor-vehicle. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120000952 | BIKE RACK - Apparatus for a bike rack for securing at least one bicycle are described herein. The bike rack is attachable to a vehicle receiver hitch. The bike rack includes a hub assembly, hitch insert assembly, and support wing assembly. The tub assembly includes a pair of hubs each having an arm. The hitch insert assembly includes a first end and a second end. The first end is located within the hub assembly and the second end is engageable with the receiver hitch. The hubs are rotatably adjustable about the first end of the hitch insert assembly. The support wing assembly includes a first wing engageable with the arm of the first hub and a second wing engageable with the arm of the second hub. The bike rack also includes an integral locking member and a pair of independently moveable cradles on each wing. Each cradle includes a bike support member. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120024923 | TELESCOPIC BICYCLE CARRIER - A telescopic bicycle carrier installed on a vehicle so as to be able to load a bicycle outside the vehicle, may include a guide rail located inside a bumper of the vehicle and fixed to an end of a body of the vehicle, a guide frame slidably installed on the guide rail along a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, a pair of expansion brackets installed on lateral sides of the guide frame and slidable toward or away from each other with respect to the guide frame in a widthwise direction of the vehicle through the guide frame, bicycle wheel fixtures pivotally installed on the pair of expansion brackets to fix wheels of the loaded bicycle, and bicycle body fixtures pivotally installed on the pair of expansion brackets to fix a body of the loaded bicycle, wherein the pair of expansion brackets may be received inside the bumper along with the guide frame in a retracted state where the expansion brackets slide toward each other into the guide frame, and may be extracted from the bumper along with the guide frame if necessary. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130334268 | CARRIER DEVICE - A carrier device for carrying and fixing a housing for at least one of a sensor system, an electronic system, a drive unit or a camera in or on a motor vehicle. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20150353022 | FIREARM MOUNT FOR VEHICLE TRUNK OR CARGO AREA - A firearm mount for a trunk or cargo space of a vehicle comprises a firearm mount and a support member. The firearm mount is shaped to receive and lockably secure a firearm. The firearm mount is connectable to the support member, and the support member is positionable within the trunk or cargo space to slidably retract inwardly to a storage position and to slidably extend outwardly to an access position. When installed, the firearm mount and the support member are positioned to suspend the firearm within the trunk or cargo for easy access. | 12-10-2015 |
| 224534000 | Tie-down | 4 |
| 20120037678 | Bicycle carrying frame allowing the bicycles to cross over on a tail door of car from front to rear - A bicycle carrying frame includes a main unit rack, front fork fixing seats, bicycle body support brackets, adjustment belts and hook-ring belts. The main unit rack is fixed on a tail door of car with the hook-ring belts; whereas, the front fork fixing seats and the bicycle body support brackets are fixed on the main unit rack. A bicycle front fork, with a front wheel being dismantled, is fixed on the front fork fixing seat and then a bicycle body is fixed on the bicycle body support bracket with the adjustment belt. As the front fork fixing seats are located alternately at different heights from front to rear, bicycle front forks with front wheels being dismantled are fixed and bicycle handles will not collide with each other. Therefore, a space for emplacing the bicycles is reduced that a car can be emplaced with plural bicycles for transportation with the car. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120125965 | Ergonomic Hitch Bicycle Rack - A bicycle rack configured for mounting to a hitch behind a vehicle. The rack has a carrier frame which includes mounting devices for supporting and securing up to four bicycles. The rack has a central upright frame named mast, with a lower end structure named hitch, for detachably securing the bicycle rack to a conventional hitch receiver, which is attached to the motor vehicle with a bolt, adjustable for effecting relative displacement of the two members transversely to the hitch making a tight friction-fit of the coupling to keep the bicycle rack from vibrating in the hitch receiver. The anti-sway bar rotates on a transverse axis from an horizontal locked position adjacent to the mast, co-acting with the mounting devices of the carrier to secure and stabilize each bicycle at a third point on the rack. The bike rack includes a mechanism for locking the mast & carrier in an upright position, or alternatively permitting downward rotation of the mast & carrier in various angles for access purposes of the vehicle's rear compartment. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120205414 | Bicycle Rack with Cross Oriented Bicycle Cradle - A bicycle rack includes at least one arm and a cradle installed on the arm for receiving a bicycle thereon. The cradle has a body including a through-hole extending through the longitudinal length of the body. The through-hole is sized to be received by the arm of a bicycle rack. A saddle extending along a length of the longitudinal body is positioned above the through-hole and has a top surface for receiving a tube of a bicycle. The saddle is oriented cross-ways to the longitudinal axis of the through-hole. The top surface of the saddle can increase in dimension on one side of a vertical axis of the through-hole and decreases in dimension on the other side of the vertical axis as the saddle extends toward each end of the longitudinal body. A latch is positioned on opposite sides of the vertical axis at either end of the saddle. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20140239027 | CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE - A carrier for use in carrying items externally on a vehicle is disclosed having: a rack upon which the items may be mounted which, in use, is supported by the vehicle in such a manner that the rack extends away from the vehicle and that the weight of the rack and any items carried thereon bears against the vehicle; a plurality of straps, each connected at a proximal end to the rack and having, at a distal end, a catch to enable engagement of the strap with the vehicle; wherein tension in a pair of the straps is simultaneously adjustable by means of a movable handle located on the rack, wherein motion of the handle causes retraction of each strap of the pair. | 08-28-2014 |
| 224535000 | Antitheft means | 1 |
| 20120228351 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN ITEM TO A VEHICLE - An apparatus and system for securing an item to a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongated cable, a retraction member, a coupling member, and a locking mechanism. The elongated cable is retractably received within the retraction member. The coupling member is secured to the retraction member. The coupling member is engageable with a vehicle receiver to secure the coupling member to the vehicle receiver. The vehicle receiver shaped to receive a separate hitch mounted accessory. The engagement between the coupling member and the vehicle receiver, in certain embodiments, is designed such that the vehicle receiver is accessible for receiving the separate hitch mounted accessory with the coupling member engaged with the vehicle receiver. | 09-13-2012 |
| 224536000 | Clamp | 5 |
| 20090008421 | VEHICLE RACK - A vehicle rack includes a non-pivotal portion and a pivotal portion. The non-pivotal portion is adapted to be mounted on a motor vehicle such as a public transportation vehicle such as a bus, a trolley, train, van, or car. The pivotal portion, when in the bicycle receiving position, includes in a preferred embodiment retractable arms to hold bicycles in place by their tires. The bicycle rack includes elements that assist in the raising of the pivotal portion from the vehicle receiving position into a stowed position and for lowering the pivotal portion from the stowed position to the bicycle receiving portion. Other elements assist in the single-handed reposition-ability. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100072240 | TRAILER HITCH MOUNTED VISE AND ANVIL - A vise body has a trailer hitch insert beam which slides into a trailer hitch receiver on the back of a vehicle at four different angles of use. An adjustment nut driver on the end of the vise is turned with any of a variety of tools to adjust the vice gripping jaws. The vise may be turned and mounted sideways for use as an anvil. A bench mounted replicated hitch receiver receives the trailer hitch insert beam to use the vise on a workbench. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20140001218 | ANTI-SWAY ARRANGEMENT FOR CARGO ON A LOAD CARRIER | 01-02-2014 |
| 20160001710 | Foldable Load Carrier With A Latching Brace - A cargo load carrier configured to be mounted at the rear of a carrying vehicle and having a support frame mountable to the vehicle. A load carrying member is coupled to the support frame and is deployable from an undeployed configuration to a deployed configuration. A collapsible brace is coupled between the support frame and the load carrying member and has an articulated joint between a pair of pivot arms. A latch is releasably coupled between the pair of pivot arms and the latch has a plurality of latched configurations that releasably lock the load carrier in at least the travelling configuration and the load supporting configuration. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160107583 | Bike Rack Attachment for Vehicle - A mechanism for attaching a bike rack to a vehicle including a support member located behind an exterior wall of the vehicle. An attachment assembly, including a receiver operative to move between the first, stowed position any second, use position is connected to the support member. The exterior wall includes a removable portion wherein upon removal provides access to the attachment assembly. Once the removable portion is removed, the attachment assembly, including the receiver is moved from the first, stowed position to the second, use position wherein the bike rack then connects to the receiver. Additionally, the removable portion may include a detachable license plate bracket, which upon being detached from the vehicle, can be mounted to the rear of a bike rack. Sensors are mounted on the license plate bracket to allow for a functional back-up or park assist when the bike rack is attached to rear of the vehicle. | 04-21-2016 |
